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Image shows a festive indoor scene designed to look like Santa’s Workshop. In the foreground, a wooden hanging sign reads “Santa’s Workshop” in white letters. Behind the sign, the workshop is warmly lit with yellow and red walls, holiday decorations and a Christmas tree adorned with colorful ornaments. Toys, figurines and craft supplies are visible on tables and shelves, creating a cozy, cheerful holiday atmosphere.

Saturday Story Time: Santa's Workshop!

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Meeting/Activity Room (ERL) at East Regional Library

Program Type:

Story Time

Age Group:

0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, All Ages
Library Branch: East Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (ERL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Get ready for a magical story time for all ages! Step into Santa’s Workshop for festive fun with stories, songs and crafts straight from the North Pole.

Metal containers holding pens, colored pencils, scissors, paintbrushes and rulers.

Crafty Corner: Creative Painting

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

19+ Years
Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a cozy afternoon of painting. Feel encouraged to paint freely and not pressured to do a specific subject. Art reference books will be available to view if you need inspiration.

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AI For All

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Pate Room (HQU) at Headquarters Library

Program Type:

Digital Literacy

Age Group:

19+ Years
Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Pate Room (HQU)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Digital Literacy
Event Details:

The technology of I, Robot is no longer a distant fiction future and you're probably using it to some capacity already.

12 balls of multi-colored yarn in three rows.

Spinning Tales – Crochet and Other Fiber Arts

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (BOR) at Bordeaux Community Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

6-11 Years, 12-14 Years
Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Tweens ages 9-13 can learn the basics of crochet or weaving. 

Image features a gold background with a pattern of various drawn images of food. In the center, there is a white cooking pot with a lid containing the text “Cumberland Cooks! Cumberland County Public Library.” The word “Cumberland” is written in bold blue letters, with a white chef’s hat outlined in blue positioned above the letter “C.” The word “Cooks!” is in large, bold gold letters, with the first “o” shaped like a spoon and the second “o” shaped like a fork.

Cumberland Cooks: Homemade Gingerbread & Eggnog

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting/Activity Room (ERL) at East Regional Library

Program Type:

General Program

Age Group:

19+ Years
Library Branch: East Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (ERL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: General Program
Event Details:

Warm up the season with a festive hands-on workshop! Participants will learn how to make classic holiday gingerbread cookies from scratch.

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Christmas Ornament Painting

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (WRL) at West Regional Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years, 19+ Years, All Ages
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years, 19+ Years, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Get into the holiday spirit and unleash your creativity! Join us to paint your very own festive ornament—perfect for adding a personal touch to your holiday décor or gifting to someone special.

Metal containers holding pens, colored pencils, scissors, paintbrushes and rulers.

Spreading Holiday Cheer

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Teen Room (WRL) at West Regional Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Culture & Entertainment

Age Group:

19+ Years, All Ages
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Teen Room (WRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Culture & Entertainment
Event Details:

Let's spread some holiday cheer! Create a holiday greeting card for our local nursing home residents. All ages are welcome. Drop in and create your masterpiece while listening to holiday music and enjoying a light snack.

Image features a gold background with a pattern of various drawn images of food. In the center, there is a white cooking pot with a lid containing the text “Cumberland Cooks! Cumberland County Public Library.” The word “Cumberland” is written in bold blue letters, with a white chef’s hat outlined in blue positioned above the letter “C.” The word “Cooks!” is in large, bold gold letters, with the first “o” shaped like a spoon and the second “o” shaped like a fork.

Cumberland Cooks: Chocolate Chip Cookie Jars

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting/Activity Room (CLF) at Cliffdale Regional Library

Program Type:

General Program, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

19+ Years
Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: General Program, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready to mix, measure and decorate as we create delicious chocolate chip cookie jars—perfect for gifting or baking at home! 

A wooden board game with a red die, two red game pieces, three yellow game pieces, two blue game pieces and one green game piece on the board.

Chess Club

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (CLF) at Cliffdale Regional Library

Program Type:

Games & Activities, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

12-14 Years, 15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Program Type: Games & Activities, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome to the Cliffdale Chess Club! Spend an afternoon with the beautiful game, whether you are a seasoned pro, or just learning the basics. Note: this is an unrated chess event. 

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Baby Bounce: Baby Dinos

10:00am–10:30am
0-5 Years
Spring Lake Community Library
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Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for a fun and interactive story time for babies and toddlers up to age 23 months old. We will read stories, sing songs and do simple movement activities. 

This week's theme is dinosaurs. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Toddler and Preschool Story Time: On the Farm

10:30am–11:15am
0-5 Years
Bordeaux Community Library
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Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs and more. We will have a craft and a coloring sheet at the end. 

Please note that this program is appropriate for sensory seekers. 

This week's theme is the farm. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Family Story Time: Harvest Time

10:00am–10:30am
0-5 Years
Hope Mills Community Library
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Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for our story time for 2- to 5-year-olds. Each week will be a different theme of stories and fun! 

This week's theme is harvest time. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Toddler Story Time: Dinovember!

10:00am–10:30am
0-5 Years
Spring Lake Community Library
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Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Story time for 1- to 3-year-olds. 

This week's theme is dinosaurs. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727, ext. 1459. 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Baby Bounce Story Time: Farm Friends

10:00am–11:00am
0-5 Years
Bordeaux Community Library
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Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs and more. This interactive story time will focus on books and activities for infants. 

This week's theme is farm friends. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Preschool Story Time: C is for Cats (and Cupcakes)

10:00am–11:00am
0-5 Years
Cliffdale Regional Library
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Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Story Time Room (CLF)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for an hour of stories, rhymes and activities! For children ages 3-5 years. 

This week's theme is the letter C for cats (and cupcakes). 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Toddler Story Time: Owls

10:00am–10:30am
0-5 Years
West Regional Library
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Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs and more. For toddlers 2-3 years. 

This week's theme is owls. We will make a themed craft at the end. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727, ext. 1481.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Toddler Story Time: Thanksgiving

10:00am–10:30am
0-5 Years
North Regional Library
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Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Story time for 2-year-olds. 

This week's theme is Thanksgiving. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727, ext. 1450.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Baby Bounce & Tots Story Time: Feeling Squirrelly

10:00am–10:45am
0-5 Years
Cliffdale Regional Library
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Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Story Time Room (CLF)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Cuddle, Play, Socialize. Songs, rhymes, finger plays and short stories are the highlights of this lap-sit experience for parents and their children. For babies and tots 0-23 months. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Baby Bounce & Tots Story Time: Giving

10:00am–10:45am
0-5 Years
North Regional Library
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Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for a fun and interactive story time for babies and toddlers up to 24-months-old! We will read stories, sing songs and do simple movement activities. 

This week's theme is giving. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Preschool Story Time: Thanksgiving Day Turkey Talk

10:00am–11:00am
0-5 Years
East Regional Library
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Library Branch: East Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (ERL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Story time for children 0-5 years old. 

This week's theme is Thanksgiving Day and turkeys. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727, ext. 1403.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Family Story Time: Talkin' Turkey!

10:00am–10:45am
0-5 Years
Headquarters Library
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Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Story Time Area (HQU)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Story time for ages 0 to 5-year-olds. Story time includes reading stories, creative storytelling, music and movement and more. Please note that this program is appropriate for sensory seekers. 

This week's theme is turkeys. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Imagination Library Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
0-5 Years
Cliffdale Regional Library
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Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for a special family-friendly story time where little ones can enjoy engaging tales and fun activities. 

This month's theme is go for a ride. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

CC Literacy Council Presents Imagination Library Storytime

10:00am–11:00am
0-5 Years
East Regional Library
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Library Branch: East Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (ERL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for a special family-friendly story time where little ones can enjoy engaging tales and fun activities. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.
11 am

Family Story Time: Harvest Time

11:00am–11:30am
0-5 Years
Hope Mills Community Library
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Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for our story time for 2- to 5-year-olds. Each week will be a different theme of stories and fun! 

This week's theme is harvest time. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Preschool Story Time: Dinovember!

11:00am–11:30am
0-5 Years
Spring Lake Community Library
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Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Story time for 3- to 5-year-olds. 

This week's theme is dinosaurs. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727, ext. 1459. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Preschool Story Time: Owls

11:00am–11:30am
0-5 Years
West Regional Library
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Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs and more. For kids 3-5 years. 

This week's theme is owls. We will make a themed craft at the end. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727, ext. 1481.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Preschool Story Time: Thanksgiving

11:00am–11:30am
0-5 Years
North Regional Library
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Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Story time for 3- to 5-year-olds. 

This week's theme is Thanksgiving. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727, ext. 1450.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Toddler Story Time: Feeling Squirrelly

11:00am–11:45am
0-5 Years
Cliffdale Regional Library
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Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Story Time Room (CLF)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

The more we get together for stories, songs, dance and activities, the happier we are in this weekly story time. For toddlers 2-3 years. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Toddler and Preschool Story Time: Breakfast

11:00am–11:45am
0-5 Years
Headquarters Library
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Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Story Time Area (HQU)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for our story time for 2- to 5-year-olds. Each week will be a different theme of stories and fun! 

This week's theme is breakfast. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727, ext. 1361.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.
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5 pm

Twisted Tales Story Time: Little Red Riding Hood

5:00pm–6:00pm
6-11 Years
Cliffdale Regional Library
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Story Time Room (CLF)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

The story you thought you knew with a brand new twist. Gather round as we read, sing, play and enjoy at this evening story time for school-age children featuring new takes on old favorites. Ages 5-11. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.